2009 Edmonton Eskimos Season
The Edmonton Eskimos season was the 52nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 61st overall. The Eskimos finished the season in third place with a 9–9 record. They appeared in the West Semi-Final where they lost to the Calgary Stampeders. Off-season CFL draft The 2009 CFL Draft took place on May 2, 2009. Due to trades, the Eskimos did not have a pick until the second round, when they selected tackle Gordon Hinse, eleventh overall from the University of Alberta. Notable transactions ''*Later traded to the BC Lions'' ''**Later traded back to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers'' Pre-season Regular season Standings Season schedule Total attendance: 334,479 Average attendance: 37,164 (62.4%) Roster Statistics Passing Rushing Receiving Awards Playoffs Schedule Bracket *=Team won in Overtime. Canadian Football League West Division, West Semi-Final Date and time: Sunday, November 15, 4:30 PM Mountain Standard TimeVenue: M ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Richie Hall
Richie Hall (born October 4, 1960) is the defensive coordinator for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. He was formerly the head coach of the Edmonton Eskimos from 2009 to 2010. Early years Hall was born October 4, 1960, in San Antonio, Texas. He was in a car accident as a child that catapulted him through the windshield of the car and nearly killed him, leaving him with permanent scars above his right eye. He was a star two-way American football player in high school despite his height of just . Playing career Hall was a walk on college football player at Colorado State University, where he majored in social work. Hall originally signed with the Stampeders in May 1983 and, in his rookie season, was a CFL All-Star defensive back playing in 16 games recording four interceptions and two fumble recoveries. He also returned 50 punts on special teams for 561 yards including one touchdown and one kickoff return for 12 yards. He earned West Division All-Sta ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Stefan LeFors
Stefan LeFors (born June 7, 1981) is a former quarterback in American and Canadian football who is currently a high school coach. He was originally drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the fourth round (121st overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played collegiately at Louisville. College career In 2003, LeFors became the starting quarterback for the Louisville Cardinals football team. In 2004, LeFors started every game that season. LeFors ranks as the 4th all-time leading passer at the University of Louisville with 5,853 yards & first in pass completion percentage with 66%. In 2004, he narrowly missed breaking Daunte Culpepper's season-record completion percentage with 73.5 to Culpepper's 73.6. He led Louisville that season to an 11-1 season in which they finished 6th in the final AP Poll (the highest finish in school history) and won the Liberty Bowl. Louisville was the only D-1A (now FBS) university to recruit LeFors out of high school as a quarterback. LeFors was redshirted as ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kitwana Jones
Kitwana Shaloyd Jones (born July 7, 1981) is a former Canadian football defensive end. He was signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders as an undrafted free agent in 2005. Jones has also played professionally for the Edmonton Eskimos and Montreal Alouettes. He played college football at the University of North Carolina and Hampton University. Playing career College football Jones started his college football career at the University of North Carolina (UNC), where he saw playing time as a true freshman in 2000. He played mainly on special teams at North Carolina. He also spent time practicing as a fullback. Jones left the UNC football program for disciplinary reasons and then joined Hampton University for his final two seasons of college football. While at Hampton, Jones started 19 games, including 11 in his senior season. After his 2003 season, Jones was named All-Conference (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) and Division I-AA All-America. Professional football Jones started his p ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hamilton Tiger-Cats
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a professional Canadian football team based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Tim Hortons Field. In 1950, the Tigers merged with cross-town upstart Hamilton Wildcats and adopted the name "Tiger-Cats". Since the 1950 merger, the team has won the Grey Cup championship eight times, most recently in 1999. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats Football Club recognizes all Grey Cups won by Hamilton-based teams as part of their history, bringing their win total to 15 (the Hamilton Tigers with five, the Hamilton Flying Wildcats and Hamilton Alerts with one each). However, the CFL does not recognize these wins under one franchise, rather as the individual franchises that won them. If one includes their historical lineage, Hamilton football clubs won league championships in every decade of the 20th century, a feat matched by only one other North America ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gerald Davis (Canadian Football)
Gerald Davis (born December 12, 1985) is a professional Canadian football offensive lineman who is currently a free agent. He is also currently a graduate assistant at Augustana College. He was signed by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats as a street free agent in 2008. He played college football for the Valdosta State Blazers. Davis has also been a member of the Edmonton Eskimos The Edmonton Elks are a professional Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. The club competes in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member of the league's West Division and plays their home games at the Brick Field at Commo .... References External linksAugustana College profile 1985 births Living people Players of Canadian football from Georgia (U.S. state) Canadian football offensive linemen Valdosta State Blazers football players Hamilton Tiger-Cats players Edmonton Elks players People from Greensboro, Georgia Players of American football from Greene County, Georgia Sio ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kelly Butler
Kelly Don Butler (born July 24, 1982) is a former professional gridiron football offensive lineman. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the sixth round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Purdue. Butler was a member of the Cleveland Browns, Arizona Cardinals, Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Outside of his involvement with the Blue Bombers, Butler often appears on Winnipeg based radio station ''CITI-FM'', as a guest co-host of Wheeler in the Morning. High school career Butler attended Union High School, where he played football as well as basketball. He was a two-time All-City and All-Arena selection as a member of the school's football team. He was named an All-American, All-State and All-Regional selection as a senior, as well as a member of the city championship winning team. He was ranked as the #24 offensive lineman and #209 player overall in the nation by ''Prep Football Report''. College career Butler then attended Purdue University, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Carl Volny
Carl Volny (born December 25, 1987, in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian football running back who last played for the Montreal Alouettes. Volny was drafted 32nd overall in the draft by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and signed a contract with the team on May 18, 2011. He played college football with the Central Michigan Chippewas The Central Michigan Chippewas are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Central Michigan University (CMU), located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The school fields sixteen men's and women's intercollegiate teams that compete at the N .... References External linksMontreal Alouettes bioWinnipeg Blue Bombers bio 1987 births Canadian football running backs Central Michigan Chippewas football players Living people Montreal Alouettes players Players of Canadian football from Quebec Canadian football people from Montreal Winnipeg Blue Bombers players {{Canadianfootball-runningback-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2011 CFL Draft
The 2011 CFL Draft took place on Sunday, May 8, 2011 at 12:30 PM ET on TSN. 47 players were chosen from among eligible players from Canadian Universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA. The Toronto Argonauts, Montreal Alouettes and Hamilton Tiger-Cats had the most draft selections with a total of seven apiece. Next came the Calgary Stampeders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers who each had six selections. The BC Lions and Saskatchewan Roughriders both picked five times. The Edmonton Eskimos had the fewest picks, with only four. A total of five trades involving 14 draft picks were made on the draft day itself. Of the 47 draft selections, 34 players were drafted from Canadian Interuniversity Sport institutions. Top prospects :Source: CFL Scouting Bureau final rankings. Trades In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft. Round one * BC → Calgary (D). BC traded this ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Anthony Malbrough
Anthony Malbrough (born December 9, 1976) is a former professional Canadian football defensive back. He was drafted in the fifth round of the 2000 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns. He played college football for the Texas Tech Red Raiders. Malbrough has been a member of the Barcelona Dragons, Calgary Stampeders, Ottawa Renegades, Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Edmonton Eskimos. College career Malbrough's college career at Texas Tech included his amassing 42 tackles, 11 pass deflections, 1 interception and 1 quarterback pressure in his senior year. In his junior year, he received the J.T King Award for Most Improved Player. Professional career The National Football League's Cleveland Browns drafted Malbrough in the 2000 NFL Draft. That season, he registered 13 tackles. In 2001, Malbrough played for the Barcelona Dragons of the NFL Europe. In week 2, he had 3 interceptions, returned 2 of them for touchdowns (76 and 65 yards) and he received the NFL Europe Defensive Player of the W ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Brock Ralph
Brock Ralph (born 7 July 1980) is a former professional Canadian football slotback and wide receiver. Early years Ralph was born to Jim and Shelly Ralph in Raymond, Alberta, and attended Raymond High School, where his junior and senior football teams won consecutive provincial titles with a 25–1 record and Ralph was named the league's Most Valuable Player. He is the older brother to retired Calgary Stampeders slotback Brett Ralph. In addition to football, he played basketball and was the provincial champion in the 100 metres and triple jump. In addition to Basketball, Ralph also played Baseball and was drafted in the 15th round by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1999 Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ... draft. References Further reading ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Cory Watson
Cory Watson (born March 27, 1984) is a wide receivers coach for the Concordia Stingers of U Sports football. He was formerly a professional Canadian football wide receiver who was drafted ninth overall by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the 2010 CFL Draft and played for five seasons with the club. He was also a member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Edmonton Eskimos and BC Lions. He also played CIS football for the Stingers. Professional career Winnipeg Blue Bombers Watson joined the Winnipeg Blue Bombers after being drafted by them in the 2nd round of the 2010 CFL Draft. In his rookie season in the league he played in 15 games, totalling 277 yards on 17 receptions. He caught his first touchdown pass in the final game of that season. Watson showed great improvement in his sophomore season racking up 793 yards on 69 catches, which is, to date, the best season of his career. Over the next three seasons Watson missed significant playing time due to injuries, playing in only 30 of a po ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jason Nugent
Jason Nugent (born May 18, 1982) is a former Canadian football defensive back. He most recently played for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Edmonton Eskimos in the second round of the 2006 CFL Draft. He played college football at Rutgers Rutgers University (; RU), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a public land-grant research university consisting of four campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's College, and was a .... External linksCalgary Stampeders bio 1982 births Living people Edmonton Elks players Calgary Stampeders players Canadian football defensive backs Players of Canadian football from Ontario Rutgers Scarlet Knights football players Sportspeople from Scarborough, Toronto Winnipeg Blue Bombers players {{Canadianfootball-defensiveback-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |